KJV King James Version
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
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Judges 9:31
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
WEB World English Bible
He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against you.
ASV American Standard Version
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech craftily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and, behold, they constrain the city to take part against thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, ‘Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;
Surrounding context — Judges 9
28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who [is] Abimelech, and who [is] Shechem, that we should serve him? [is] not [he] the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that [is] with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
33 And it shall be, [that] in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, [when] he and the people that [is] with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that [were] with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֧חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departמַלְאָכִ֛יםH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְH40 · a.vi.me.lekhAbimelechבְּתָרְמָ֣הH8649 · tor.mahtreacheryלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayהִנֵּה֩H2009 · hin.nehbeholdגַ֨עַלH1603 · ga.alGaalבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעֶ֤בֶדH5651 · e.vedEbedוְאֶחָיו֙H251 · achbrother: male-siblingבָּאִ֣יםH935 · boto come (in): comeשְׁכֶ֔מָהH7927 · she.khemShechemוְהִנָּ֛םH2009 · hin.nehbeholdצָרִ֥יםH6696 · tsurto confineאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementעָלֶֽיךָ׃H5921 · alupon
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